Getting jaded?

[Bingo]

Well...been using the detector a bit recently.

Bought it last September and found the loot wasn't piling up too much (maybe $90 in 3 months)....then it sat in the corner of the garage all summer. Went to Thailand for a holiday and after getting back decided to give the x-terra another run and loved it...loved getting out in the fresh air again.

Since the beginning of March I've managed to get my coin total up to around $275...and the speed of which its increasing is gaining legs too.

Didn't get to do much detecting over the anzac weekend although i got out for a quick swing Sunday night and found $5, then for an hour after work last night for another $10.
It's got to the point where every time i go out i bring home a minimum of $5 or $6 and they quickly add up after a couple of weeks.

My best day was $19.40 in around 2 hours and if i had have known i was so close to the $20 mark i would have stayed a little longer.

Anyway i just wanted to share my story and tell anyone who's getting a little jaded with their results to keep at it....if you can afford it, buy a good pinpointer and also learn the screwdriver method of retrieving coins

Ben

 

[BigSam]

G'day Ben, been slow for me aswell, borrowed goldagettin's PI machine and let's just say I could supply Australia with bobby pins haha, totally agree with the screwdriver method, so much faster and no need for plugs.

 

[user 1769]

I've ended up using the slit method unless the coin is just under the surface and almost certainly not a pre-decimal. I've only been doing this for a couple of months, but a couple of screwdriver gouges on pre-decimal silvers and I turned a whole lot more careful with them. After a bit of practive I can't see my own holes and have ended up doing the same ground twice by accident...